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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: UNIX and Disk Controllers (was: What will happen to the A3000 ROM sockets?)
Message-ID: <11906@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 29 May 90 16:47:54 GMT
References: <3532.AA3532@woodwrk.UUCP>
Reply-To: grr@cbmvax (George Robbins)
Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <3532.AA3532@woodwrk.UUCP> dick@woodwrk.UUCP (Richard H. Wood, Garland, Texas) writes:
> >In article <3723@darkstar.ucsc.edu> davids@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Dave Schreiber) writes:
> >>Does this mean that the Amiga's Unix doesn't require (specifically) an
> >>A2091?  I.E. would any board that follows the RDB standard (such as
> >>the Hardframe) be compatibile with Unix?  Thanks again.
> >
> 
> Several responses have been posted to this question, but none have
> addressed MY queriosity:  namely, "will the A2090a (autobooting variant
> of the A2090, as I understand it) be compatible with Unix?"

The intention is that it will support all C= disk controllers and also
make provisions for linking in vendor supplied drivers for 3'rd party
controllers.

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